Disappointments and preparations

Ray

A panther in the night,
A fire burning bright

Ray raised a brow at the graphic description, choking on a suppressed laugh. "That's a fun way to put it." Mildly horrifying to imagine, but amusing nonetheless.

A scowl began to appear on the herbalist's face as Nate continued, growing more sever as he spoke. "That's horrible." Her voice grew quiet, wary again for speaking about this out loud. "She's forcing you to choose your safety or his, basically? And she's letting her own child be caught in the crossfire, to put pressure." Ray shook her head in aggravation. "I hate that. Is there anything that I can do to help?" She couldn't think of anything, but the situation left a bad taste in her mouth.

the only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existance becomes an act of rebellion
-Albert Camus